The S.S. “Wimbledon” (United Kingdom v. Germany)

1923 P.C.I.J. (Ser. A) No. 1 at 29-30 (August 17, 1923)

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The S.S. “Wimbledon” (United Kingdom v. Germany)

Permanent Court of International Justice
1923 P.C.I.J. (Ser. A) No. 1 at 29-30 (August 17, 1923)

Facts

In 1921, during the Russo-Polish War, a French company chartered a United Kingdom-owned (plaintiff) ship, the Wimbledon. The ship was to carry weaponry to the Polish navy via the Kiel Canal in Germany (defendant). Germany, a neutral state in the war, barred the ship from passing through the canal. Germany issued a series of orders to maintain neutrality in the conflict and claimed that the orders prohibited Germany from allowing cargo to pass that would aid either Poland or Russia. However, pursuant to the Peace Treaty of Versailles, Germany was to maintain the Kiel Canal to be free and open to vessels of all nations at peace with Germany. The United Kingdom brought an action before the court.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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